Evergreen Hotel (Vancouver)

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Evergreen Hotel
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Location500 Main Street, Vancouver, Washington
Coordinates 45°37′31″N122°40′19″W / 45.62526°N 122.67193°W / 45.62526; -122.67193 Coordinates: 45°37′31″N122°40′19″W / 45.62526°N 122.67193°W / 45.62526; -122.67193
Built1928
Architect Tourtellotte & Hummel
NRHP reference No. 79002529 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 1, 1979

The Evergreen Hotel is a former hotel located in Vancouver, Washington. At the time when it was built, it was the only hotel located between Portland, Oregon and Olympia, Washington. [2]

The hotel declined and eventually closed in the late 1970s. In 1987, it was converted into retirement housing. Today the building is closed to the public, although still a dominant feature in the historic South Main District in Vancouver.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Evergreen Hotel". Clark County. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-13.